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beódan

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Ox. 755. to propose to grant Beád heom heora ágene dóm feós . . . budon hí heora mágon ꝥ hí heom gesunde fram eódon, Chr. 755; P. 49, 16-21. Hié him eáþmédo budon, 827; P. 60, 33.

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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eft mid his unwemmum líchaman hine gegyrede, Blickl. Homl. 89, 35.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Onginne sécan oninnan him selfum ðæt ǽr ymbúton hine sóhte, 35, 1; Fox 154, 22 : Met. 22, 7. Munt is hine ymbútan, gylden weal, Salm. Kmbl. 510; Sal. 255: Ps. Th. 124, 2. Licgaþ mé ymbútan grindlas, Cd. Th. 24, 24; Gen. 382.

Linked entry: emb-útan

hinder

(adv.)
Grammar
hinder, adv.
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On hinder eode he [the devil] went behind, Homl. Th. i. 172, 35. on hinder gǽþ he shall go back, Salm. Kmbl. 254; Sal. 126. On hinder in helle hús down into hell, Exon. 42 b; Th. 142, 23; Gú. 648

lǽn-land

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-land, es; n.
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to the possession of Eadric his thane, such as before he held by lease, Cod.

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Ǽlc man ðara ðe æágan heft ǽrest háwaþ ðæs ðe geseón wolde óþ ðone first ðe hyþ gegeháwaþ every man who has eyes first looks towards what he wants to see, until he has got it under his observation, Shrn. 178, 6.

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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He wæs Godes bearn swá hraðe swá he mannes bearn wearþ he was the Son of God so soon as he became the Son of man, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 1. Swíðe hræðe repente, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 166, 14.

Linked entry: hræde

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Add 'Hér is án lytele burg swíðe neáh' . . . cwæð ðæt hió wǽre swíðe neáh ' est civitas hic juxta . . . parva' . . . Iiuxa dicitur, Past. 399, 25 Sió sunne þǽr gǽð neár on setl þonne on óðrum lande, Ors. l, I ; S. 24, 18.

CYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CYLL, e; f: cylle, cille,an; f: cylle, es; m. A leather bottle, flagon, vessel; uter, ascopēra = ἀσκοπήρα
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Gefylde he ðære cyrcan cyllan implevit lampades ecclesiæ, 1, 5. He gegaderode eall sǽwætru tosomne, swylce hí wǽron on ánum cylle congregans sicut in utrem aquas maris, Ps. Th. 32, 6.

hálian

(v.)
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Lege on þá wunde; þonne hálað heó sóna, Lch. i. 88, 23.

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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Add: to abstain from, not to use, go without, not to take cuæð ðæt hit wǽre good ðæt mon foreóde flǽsc and wín bonum est non manducare carnem neque bibere uinum, Past. 319, 4. eft ett þæt ǽr mid forhefednysse foreóde, Hml. Th. i. 180, 9.

Linked entry: for-gangan

hwǽte

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áfeormað his þyrscelflóre, and gegaderað his hwǽte on his bern; þá ceafu forbærnð, Mt. 3, 12. Hwǽtas sume [h]andlian untrumnysse getácnað frumenta aliqua trectare infirmitatem significat, Lch. iii. 204, 12

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Cyneferþ lǽce se æt hire wæs ðá heó forþférde medicus Cynifrid, qui morienti illi adfuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 41. Hálig lǽce [the Deity] Hy, 7, 62; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 62. [the Pater Noster ] is lamena lǽce, Salm. Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

biorn

(n.)
Grammar
biorn, es; m.

A warrior, soldier, herobellator, miles, heros

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A warrior, soldier, hero; bellator, miles, heros Biorn under beorge bordrand onswáf wið Geáta dryhten the hero under the mount turned his shield's disc against the lord of the Goths, Beo. Th. 5111, note; B. 2559

un-árímed

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of a whole containing numberless units, take here the first four passages in Dict. of the separate units, take here the last four passages, and add Þá (anfiteatra) wǽron unárímede, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 22

FRAM

(prep.)
Grammar
FRAM, from; prep. dat.

FROMaabConcerningaboutofcum verbis lŏquendide

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Bos. 1, 17, 21, 22. with verbs of speaking, Concerning, about, of; cum verbis lŏquendi, de Ðæt he fram Sigemunde secgan hýrde ellendǽdum that he, concerning Sigemund, had heard tell of valiant deeds, Beo. Th. 1754; B. 875.

Linked entries: from fra freme from

cellendre

(n.)

coriander

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coriander, Herb. 104, 1; Lchdm. i. 218, 16

fearn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
fearn-leás, -lés; adj.

Fernless, without fern sine fĭlĭce

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Fernless, without fern; sine fĭlĭce, Hem. p. 86

for-wexen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-wexen, = for-weaxen pp. of for-weaxan.

overgrown

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overgrown, Herb. 69, 1; Lchdm. i. 172, 7

earfednyme

(n.)

an heir hēres

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an heir; hēres, Lk. Skt. Hat. 20, 14